July12, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC
– Today U.S. Congressmen Gene Taylor
and Roscoe Bartlett, Chairman and Ranking Member of
the Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee,
issued the following statement in response to the
Secretary of Defense nomination of Rear Admiral
David Architzel to the grade of Vice Admiral and
assignment as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the
Navy (Research, Development and
Acquisition):

“We are pleased to
note that the Secretary of Defense has agreed with the
position of the Committee on Armed Services that an
officer in the grade of Vice Admiral would be a
valuable addition to the staff of the senior Navy
acquisition executive. The Committee has long
felt that a senior officer serving as the Principle
Deputy to the Assistant Secretary for Research,
Development and Acquisition would be a valuable link
between the uniformed service and the civilian
acquisition professionals.

“We applaud the
Secretary of Defense for taking this important
step.”

The Seapower and
Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee, of the House Armed
Services Committee, has oversight jurisdiction over
Navy and Marine Corps procurement programs.
Chairman Taylor and Ranking Member Bartlett have been
a driving force in Congressional efforts to improve
Navy and Marine Corps acquisition management.